Moving to Tilden, Nebraska

Population: 1,078. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,053 (-2.3% change)
Males: 516 (47.9%), Females: 562 (52.1%)

Madison County

Zip code: 68781

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $31,875
Median house value: $47,000

Population by Race

Races in Tilden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
  • Hispanic (6.8%)
  • Other race (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (43.1%), English (11.0%), Irish (10.6%), Swedish (6.3%), United States (4.5%), Norwegian (4.3%).

Elevation: 1681 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tilden

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tilden city

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 58.2%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 13.6%
  • Divorced: 6.2%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +168 (+18.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Tilden:

  • TILDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (PO BOX 340 308 WEST 2ND & PINE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Tilden:

  • ANTELOPE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; NELIGH, NE)
  • PLAINVIEW PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PLAINVIEW, NE)
  • OSMOND GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; OSMOND, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tilden:

  • KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 29 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 68 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
  • CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 81 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tilden:

  • ANTELOPE COUNTY (about 15 miles; NELIGH, NE; Abbreviation: 4V9)
  • ALBION MUNI (about 28 miles; ALBION, NE; Abbreviation: BVN)
  • CREIGHTON MUNI (about 30 miles; CREIGHTON, NE; Abbreviation: 6K3)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tilden:

  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 81 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 115 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 116 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)

Schools

Public high school in Tilden:

  • ELKHORN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 217; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Tilden:

  • ELKHORN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 135; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Tilden:

  • RAYMOND A. WHITWER TILDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $46,949; Location: 202 SOUTH CENTER; 13,322 books; 213 audio materials; 674 video materials; 65 serial subscriptions)